American Choral Directors Association Special Collections

Overview

Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Subject Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Harold A. Decker Papers and Recordings

Colleen J. Kirk Papers and Sound Recordings

Russell Mathis Papers

L. Stanley Glarum Papers and Audio Recordings

Morris D. Hayes Papers and Realia

Elwood Keister Papers

Ferenc Farkas Collection

Charles C. Hirt Papers

Walter S. Collins Papers

Elaine Brown Music and Papers

Fred Waring Collection

F. Melius Christiansen Choral Scores

Robert Shaw Collection

Robert and Ellis Snyder Choral Library and Personal Papers

Small Collections



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Title: American Choral Directors Association Special Collections, ca. 1950-2000Add to your cart.

ID: 12/9/172

Primary Creator: American Choral Directors Association (1959-)

Other Creators: Brown, Elaine (1910-1997), Christiansen, F. Melius (1871-1955), Collins, Walter S. (1926-1997), Decker, Harold A. (1914-2003), Farkas, Ferenc (1905-2000), Glarum, L. Stanley (1908-1975), Haberlen, John B. (1940-), Hayes, Morris D. (1919-2006), Hirt, Charles C. (1911-2001), Keister, Elwood (1920-2003), Kirk, Colleen J. (1918-2004), Mathis, Russell (1926-2014), Maze, Glen L. (1928-2002), Page, Ronald Royce (ca. 1940-), Shaw, Robert Lawson (1916-1999), Snyder, Ellis Emanuel (1898-1969), Snyder, Robert Ellis (1930-2021), Waring, Fredrick Malcolm (1900-1984), Yamron, Janet (1932-), Youngberg, Eva Mae Struckmeyer (1930-)

Extent: 72.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: Organized in 15 record groups: Record Group 1, Harold A. Decker Papers and Sound Recordings; Record Group 2, Colleen J. Kirk Papers and Sound Recordings; Record Group 3, Russell Mathis Papers; Record Group 4, Stanley Glarum Papers and Sound Recordings; Record Group 5, Morris D. Hayes Papers and Realia; Record Group 6, Elwood Keister Papers; Record Group 7, Ferenc Farkas Collection; Record Group 8 Charles C. Hirt Papers; Record Group 9, Walter Collins Papers; Record Group 10; Elaine Brown Music and Papers; Record Group 11, Fred Waring Collection; Record Group 12, F. Melius Christiansen Choral Scores; Record Group 13, Robert Shaw Collection; Record Group 14, Robert and Ellis Snyder Choral Library and Personal Papers; and Record Group 15, Small Collections which consists of 5 series including the Eva Youngberg Papers, Ronald Page Collection, John Haberlen Robert Shaw Collection, John Haberlen Research Files on William L. Dawson, and the Glen Maze Collection of Choral Method Books. Record Groups will be processed over time.

Date Acquired: 01/06/2022

Subjects: Books, Choirs, Choral music, Choral singing -- Instruction and study, Choral Society, Church music--Catholic Church, Civil Rights, Class Record Books, Compositions-Music, Folk music, Folk songs, Magazines, Music -- Brazil, Music -- China, Music -- Illinois, Music -- Illinois - Education, Music -- Japan, Music -- Korea, Music -- Russia, Music - United States, Musical Repertoires, Music Library, Music Publishers, Music teachers, Music teachers - Training of, Music Teachers National Association, Teaching Methods, Vocal music

Formats/Genres: Scrapbooks

Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Polish, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, Hebrew, Yiddish, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish;Castilian, Thai, Swedish, Chinese

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of correspondence, programs, lectures, photographs, research files, newsletters, newspaper clippings, sound recordings, meeting minutes, awards, publications, music scores and parts, and personal papers documenting the careers of major American choral directors and leaders of the American Choral Directors Association between the 1950s and 2000.

Biographical Note

Concerned by the lack of resources available to American choral directors, Robert Landers (director of the US Air Force Choir), Archie Jones (director of choirs at the University of Texas), and Maynard Klein (director of choirs at the University of Michigan) first conceived of a national choral association in 1957. The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), originally called the American Choirmasters Association following the American Bandmasters Association, was founded two years later in Kansas City, Missouri during the biennial conference of the Music Teachers National Association. The ACDA, which began with 35 members, was established to serve the needs of pubilc school, collegiate, community, sacred, and professional choirs by sponsoring choral workshops, international conventions, concert exchanges, and symposia.

The first executive board was led by Archie Jones (president), R. Wayne Hugoboom (executive director), Earl Willhoite (treasurer), Charles Hirt, Warner Imig, James Aliferis, Elwood Keister, and Harry Robert Wilson. During their first meeting, the executive board established a set of bylaws and yearly dues of $6.

In March 1960, the organization held its first biannual convention in conjunction with the 1960 Music Educator's National Conference. This conference consisted of concerts, reading sessions, workshops, and panel discussions. The following May, the ACDA published the first issue of the Choral Journal. Eleven years later, the organization held its first independent conference in Kansas City. Since then, the ACDA conference has expanded to include honor choirs and multiple sessions.

In addition to their biannual conference, the organization has fostered the annual Schmitt and Pepper Choral Composition Competitions since 1962. In 1991, the ACDA added the Raymond W. Brock Student Composition Competition. In addition, the ACDA also provides awards for dissertations and professional research on choral music. 

Since 1961, the ACDA has been governed by both national and regional officers from six regions. In 1979, the ACDA added a seventh region to accomodate expanding membership.

Subject/Index Terms

Books
Choirs
Choral music
Choral singing -- Instruction and study
Choral Society
Church music--Catholic Church
Civil Rights
Class Record Books
Compositions-Music
Folk music
Folk songs
Magazines
Music -- Brazil
Music -- China
Music -- Illinois
Music -- Illinois - Education
Music -- Japan
Music -- Korea
Music -- Russia
Music - United States
Musical Repertoires
Music Library
Music Publishers
Music teachers
Music teachers - Training of
Music Teachers National Association
Teaching Methods
Vocal music

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: American Choral Directors Association

Acquisition Method: Transfer through deed of gift.

Appraisal Information: 10 boxes of loose choral music in the Decker Record Group (box 7-8,10-11, 13-15, 18, 23 and one unlabelled box) was deaccessioned June 24, 2022.


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[Record Group 1: Harold A. Decker Papers and Recordings, 1902-2009],
[Record Group 2: Colleen J. Kirk Papers and Sound Recordings, 1949-2003],
[Record Group 3: Russell Mathis Papers, 1960-1977],
[Record Group 4: L. Stanley Glarum Papers and Audio Recordings, 1930-1977],
[Record Group 5: Morris D. Hayes Papers and Realia, 1956-1991],
[Record Group 6: Elwood Keister Papers, 1958-1995],
[Record Group 7: Ferenc Farkas Collection, 1933-2001],
[Record Group 8: Charles C. Hirt Papers, 1923-2001],
[Record Group 9: Walter S. Collins Papers, 1940-1996],
[Record Group 10: Elaine Brown Music and Papers, 1880-2005],
[Record Group 11: Fred Waring Collection, 1937-1997],
[Record Group 12: F. Melius Christiansen Choral Scores, 1918-1954],
[Record Group 13: Robert Shaw Collection, 1954-2005],
[Record Group 14: Robert and Ellis Snyder Choral Library and Personal Papers, 1935-1999],
[Record Group 15: Small Collections, 1893-2006],
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Record Group 2: Colleen J. Kirk Papers and Sound Recordings, 1949-2003Add to your cart.
Consists of correspondence, meeting notes, recordings, course syllabi and resources, workshops and programs, and instructional materials documenting Colleen Kirk’s career in the American Choral Directors Association, as well as her professorship at Florida State University and the University of Illinois. There are personal papers consisting of letters, CVs, essays, cards, and photos documenting her personal engagements throughout her career. This record group is organized in three series: Series 1: Professional Organizations, 1951-2003; Series 2: Instructional Records, 1949-1992; Series 3: Personal and Family Papers, 1951-1991.
Series 1: Professional Organizations, 1951-2003Add to your cart.
Consists of correspondence, meeting agendas, committee notes, letters, budget notes, and annual reports, documenting Colleen’s time with ACDA as well as other professional organizations during her professorships. The series is organized into two subseries: Sub-series 1: American Choral Directors Association Career, 1964-2003; Sub-series 2: Service Organizations, 1951-1975.
Sub-Series 1: American Choral Directors Association Career, 1964-2003Add to your cart.
Consists of committee notes, correspondence, meeting agendas, convention programs, national conference presentations, annual reports, budget notes, and letters documenting Colleen’s time as President of the American Choral Directors Association. Materials are organized chronologically by the first date in date ranges; undated materials are at the end of the sub-series in alphabetical order.
Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: ACDA National Convention Programs, 1964-1966Add to your cart.
Folder 2: National Endowment for the Arts, 1967-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Morris J. Beachy Correspondence, 1972-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 4: ACDA National Convention Programs, 1973-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Division Convention Guide, 1974-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 6: ACDA '75 Evaluations, 1975-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Kirk, C. Bicentennial, 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Kirk, C. Southern Division Repertoires and Programs, 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 9: ACDA Dedicated Scores & Anthologies, 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Choral Journal Advertising Comparisons, 1976-1978Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Missa Solemnis Program, 1976-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 12: College and University Correspondence, 1977-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Youth and Student Activities, 1977-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 14: New Orleans Journal Reports, 1977-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Choral Standards & Repertoire, 1977-1982Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Congratulatory Letter From Grier, Gene, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 17: ACDA Southern Division Convention, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Choral Music in the Church, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Board Meeting New Orleans, 1978-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Letters of Appreciation, 1978-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Junior High School, 1978-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Wayne State University Men's Glee Club, 1978-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 23: High School Standards Committee - ACDA, 1978-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Boys and Children's Choirs, 1978-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 25: Vocal Jazz and Show Choirs, 1978-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Junior and Community College, 1978-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 27: ACDA Memorandum Regarding National Committees, 1978-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Thank You Letters: Robert Baar, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Correspondence Past Preseidents, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 30: ACDA Conventions, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 31: Committee Structure Proposal, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Troop, Judson - Correspondence, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 33: Convention - K.C., 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Ecumenical Service, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 35: Shaw Letters, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 36: Journal "Committee Reports", 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 37: Choral Editing Standards, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 38: Children's Choirs, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 39: ACDA Eastern Division Annual Report, 1979-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 40: ACDA Southwest Division Annual Report, 1979-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 41: ACDA Western Division Annual Report, 1979-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 42: Choral Journal Budget, 1979-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 43: ACDA Newsletters, 1979-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 44: Troop Correspondence, 1979-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 45: ACDA North Central Division Annual Report, 1979-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 46: Marriott Rates, 1979-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 47: Choral Music in the Community, 1979-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 48: NEA Proposals, 1979-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 49: Saltzman Correspondence, 1979-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 50: Collins Correspondence, 1979-1982Add to your cart.
Folder 51: Agendas for Previous Meetings, 1979-1982Add to your cart.
Folder 52: ACDA Correspondence, 1979-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 53: Misc. ACDA Correspondence, 1979-1987Add to your cart.
Folder 54: Choral Standards - Expenses, c. 1979-1987Add to your cart.
Folder 55: Wyatt Correspondence, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 56: ACDA Letters of Appreciation: Miami, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 57: Division Presidents - Correspondence, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 58: Eastern Division, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 59: Letters to State & Division Presidents, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 60: "Preparing the Next Generation of Choral Conductors" Kirk ACDA Talk, c. 1980sAdd to your cart.
Folder 61: ACDA Friendly Greetings, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 62: Membership Memos - Royce, c. 1980sAdd to your cart.
Folder 63: Kirk, Colleen Business Cards, c. 1980sAdd to your cart.
Folder 64: Kirk, Colleen - Stationary Examples, c. 1980sAdd to your cart.
Folder 65: Kirk, C. Choral Standards & Repertoire Correspondence, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 66: Life Member Letter Template, c. 1980sAdd to your cart.
Folder 67: ACDA Sacred Music Award, c. 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 68: ACDA - Florida, c. 1980sAdd to your cart.
Folder 69: State Presidents Handbook, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 70: DC - NEA Meeting, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 71: Ethnic Music and Minority Concerns Committee Correspondence, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 72: Northwest Divisional Convention, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 73: Advertising Rates - Dick Clark, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 74: State Presidents 10/17/80, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 75: ACDA Eastern Division Convention Financial Summary, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 76: ACDA Northwest Division Annual Report, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 77: Awards, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 78: Interest Sessions, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 79: Lawton Agenda, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 80: ACDA Meetings: Miami, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 81: North-Central Divisional Convention, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 82: Decorating Proposals, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 83: Steering Committee Correspondence, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 84: Nominating Committee, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 85: '81 ACDA National Convention Invitation Responses, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 86: National Convention Schedule, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 87: National Convention Instruments, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 88: Wayne Kivell Correspondence, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 89: ACDA Southwest Division Annual Report, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: ACDA Western Division Annual Report, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 2: ACDA North Central Division Annual Report, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 3: ACDA Eastern Division Annual Report, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 4: ACDA Northwest Division Annual Report, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 5: ACDA Southern Division Annual Report, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Van Nice Correspondence, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Mathis Correspondence, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Copies of Saltzman Letters, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Collins Correspondence, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Summer Board Meeting Dates, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Southern Division Correspondence, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Stutzenberger Correspondence, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Erickson Committee, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Ethnic Music and Minority Concerns Committee Correspondence, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Ecumenical Service, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 16: ACDA Correspondence, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Recording Proposals, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Central Division Correspondence, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Budget Proposal, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 20: N.O. Convention Letters, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Transportation Correspondence, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Theatre of Performing Arts Contract, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Riverboat Company Correspondence, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Financial and Travel Records, 1980-1982Add to your cart.
Folder 25: ACDA Northwest Division Covention Programs, 1980-1982Add to your cart.
Folder 26: ACDA Correspondence and Presidents Handbook, 1980-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 27: ACDA North Central Division Convention Programs, 1980-1990Add to your cart.
Folder 28: New Orleans Convention Program, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Assembly Agenda, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Annual Board Meeting Agenda, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 31: Sub-Agendas for Convention Planning, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Letters of Congratulations & Welcome, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 33: McCray Correspondence, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Correspondence - Casey, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 35: New Orleans Schedule and Map, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 36: Plans for International Meetings, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 37: National Convention General Correspondence, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 38: Convention Follow Up Letters, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 39: Proposed Budget, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 40: Cover Letter Materials, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 41: ACDA State President Handbook, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 42: Southwestern Division, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 43: Registration, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 44: Choirs Performing in New Orleans, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 45: Publicity Release, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 46: Bunting Correspondence, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 47: The Choral Journal, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 48: Room Assignments for Social Events, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 49: Symphony Contract, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 50: ACDA and MENC Trip Washington D.C., 1981-1982Add to your cart.
Folder 51: Kirk, Colleen ACDA Children's Choirs, 1981-1982Add to your cart.
Folder 52: Correspondence - To File, 1981-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 53: General ACDA Correspondence, 1981-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 54: Research and Publications Committee, 1981-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 55: ACDA Letters to File, 1981-1989Add to your cart.
Folder 56: ACDA Eastern and Southwest Divisions 1982 Covention Programs, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 57: McCray - CJ Correspondence, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 58: Summer Greetings, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 59: Worlds of Fun 1982 Music Festivals, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 60: Sept. '82 Board Meeting Agenda, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 61: Nashville Meeting Agenda, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 62: Nashville Agenda, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 63: Hennagin Commission, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 64: ACDA Correspondence with Music Educators National Conference, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 65: Corbin Offer, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 66: Intercollegiate Music Council Correspondence, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 67: Collins Correspondence, 1982-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 68: Louisville Correspondence, 1982-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 69: ACDA Agendas and Reports, 1982-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 70: ACDA Leadership Correspondences, 1982-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 71: ACDA Newsletters, 1982-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 72: Agendas: Executive Committee, 1982-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 73: Incoming/Outgoing Board, 1982-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 74: Nashville Convention, 1982-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 75: Publication of Commissioned Works, 1982-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 76: Kirk, C. ACDA State Newsletters, 1982-2002Add to your cart.
Folder 77: National Convention Correspondence, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 78: Letters of Appreciation to Me 7/1/83, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 79: Newsletter Editors - Van Nice, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 80: Incoming Presidents and Pres. Elect 6/30/83, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 81: Letters to be Answered, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 82: State Presidents Correspondence, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 83: Whitten Correspondence, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 84: McCray Letters (Appreciation), 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 85: Assoc. of Canadian Choral Conductors, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 86: Convention Choral Group Forms, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 87: Directories Correspondence, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 88: Executive Committee, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 89: Leadership Assembly Agenda, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 90: ACDA National Convention Programs, 1983-1991Add to your cart.
Box 3Add to your cart.
Folder 1: ACDA Archives Correspondence and ACDA Choral Journal Financial Records, 1983-2002Add to your cart.
Folder 2: ACDA Southern Division Convention Programs, 1984-1992Add to your cart.
Folder 3: ACDA FSU Student Chapter, 1986-1987Add to your cart.
Folder 4: National Conventions, 1989-2003Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Kirk, Colleen Missouri ACDA Presentation, 1991Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Kirk, C. Choral Journal List, 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 7: ACDA National Convention Programs, 1993-1997Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Past Presidents Correspondence, 1998-2003Add to your cart.
Folder 9: ACDA Archives Correspondence - Sweden - Lunds Volkalensemble, 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Estonia - Estonian Television Girls Choir, 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 11: China - China Children's Choir, 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Badge Program, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Committee Appointments and Responsibilty Lines, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Committee Responsibilities, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Committee Structure, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: FSU/ACDA Scholarship, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: Job Descriptions: Chairs, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Kirk, Colleen ACDA stationary, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: Music with sacred text endorsement, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: National Convention chairs, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: New Orleans Convention Committee Structure, undatedAdd to your cart.
Box 6Add to your cart.
Reel 1: ACDA 6, undatedAdd to your cart.
Sub-Series 2: Service Organizations, 1951-1975Add to your cart.
Consists of publications, meeting notes, program outlines, correspondence, and event agendas documenting Colleen’s time with the American Choral Foundation, the Florida Music Educators Association, Florida Vocal Association, as well as various choral groups and clinics she conducted. Materials are organized alphabetically.
Box 3Add to your cart.
Folder 22: American Choral Foundation (1/4), 1959-1966Add to your cart.
Folder 23: American Choral Foundation (2/4), 1960-1967Add to your cart.
Folder 24: American Choral Foundation (3/4), 1959-1965Add to your cart.
Folder 25: American Choral Foundation (4/4), 1962-1965Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Choirs Ontario Robert Shaw, 1989Add to your cart.
Folder 27: Council for Music Education Research - Music Ed. Progam Outline, 1951Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Council for Research in Music Ed., 1971-1972Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Council for Research in Music Education, 1977-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Florida College Music Educators Association, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 31: Florida Music Educators Association - Task Force, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Florida Music Educators Association - Task Force Subcommittees, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 33: Florida Vocal Association, 1966-1972Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Florida Vocal Association / Florida Music Educators Association, 1973-1974Add to your cart.
Folder 35: Florida Vocal Association Recommended Editorial Standards for Choral Publications, 1979-1987Add to your cart.
Folder 36: Florida Vocal Association Sight Reading, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 37: Glen Ellyn Children's Choir, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 38: International federation for Choral Music Membership, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 39: International Society for Music Education Competency-Based Teacher Education Program, 1972-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 40: Mars Hill College Choral Clinic, 1973-1976Add to your cart.
Folder 41: Music Educators National Conference, 1981-1986Add to your cart.
Folder 42: Music Educators National Conference Session: San Antonio, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 43: Offers to Serve - Men's Chorus Committees, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 44: Participation in Competitions and Festivals, 1979-1991Add to your cart.
Folder 45: Penn State School of Music Repertoire List, Programs, and Sheet Music, 1983-1985Add to your cart.
Folder 46: SAI: Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity, 1962-1974Add to your cart.
Folder 47: Singing City Information, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 48: Speech for Music Institute, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 49: Tallahassee Arts Council, 1973-1975Add to your cart.
Series 2: Instructional Records, 1949-1992Add to your cart.
Consists of faculty correspondence, course syllabi, faculty meetings, workshops, schedules,  student advising, grant information, music scores, concert recordings, student evaluations, examinations, and secondary instructional materials used in her courses during her time at Florida State University and the University of Illinois. The series is organized into three subseries: Sub-series 1: Florida State University, 1961-1992; Sub-series 2: University of Illinois, 1949-1981; Sub-series 3: Teaching Materials, 1952-1990
Sub-Series 1: Florida State University, 1961-1992Add to your cart.
Consists of course syllabi, music programs, correspondence, events, annotated student work, curriculum, dissertation defense, advising, grant and fellowship information, faculty committees, annotated scores, and student evaluations from Kirk's time as a professor at Florida State University. Materials are organized chronologically by first date in date ranges; undated materials are at the end of the sub-series in alphabetical order. Reels are organized alphabetically in box 6, and oversized materials are organized chronologically in box 7.
Box 4Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Faculty Publications, 1961-1988Add to your cart.
Folder 2: B.J. Grimm's Manuscripts, 1971Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Faculty minutes, 1971Add to your cart.
Folder 4: FSU and junior colleges, 1971Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Graduate faculty bulletins, 1971Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Kirk, Colleen courses ratings, 1971Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Kirk, C. programs Florida Choral Union, 1971-1986Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Liberal studies and B.G.S, 1971Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale Seminar travel expense voucher, 1971Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Ph.D. Music Education degree requirements, 1971Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Faculty Senate, 1972-1973Add to your cart.
Folder 12: FSU choral programs, 1972-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Summer music camp, 1972Add to your cart.
Folder 14: 536 Tour choir, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 15: FSU - office (recommendations, etc,), 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 16: FSU programs autographed by Robert Shaw, 1973-1992Add to your cart.
Folder 17: FSU summer choral institute, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Music 513 FSU, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Music 513 -- Quarter II, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Printed material (Publications, info, newletters), 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Music 517, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Music Camp FSU Senior High Chorus, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Music 573 (Spring 1975) FSU general music curriculum, 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Kirk, Colleen Programs, 1975-1990Add to your cart.
Folder 25: Library, Choral - Procedures, 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Music 513 Fall, 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 27: Courses, Kirk, C. FSU grad survey and master of music, c. 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Lakeland Workshop, 1977-1978Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Correspondence and Recommends, 1978-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Correspondence, John H. Bolden letters in support of tenure, 1978, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 31: Correspondence, Judith Troup, Editor, The Choral Journal, 1978-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Descriptive research syllabus, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 33: FSU memorandum and instructional materials, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Letters to publishers, 1798-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 35: MME written questions, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 36: Music order -- FSU, 1978-1990Add to your cart.
Folder 37: Questions for Comps, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 38: Grad assistant requests, 1979-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 39: Letters re: workshop music, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 40: FSU Honors Choral Ensemble Camp, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 41: Spring 1979 FSU grade book, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 42: Summer choral camp Honors Choral Ensemble, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 43: Bohart, James correspondence, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 44: Correspondence, Mary Palmer, music teacher competencies pamphlet, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 45: Specialization competencies, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 46: 1981-1982 Events calendar, 1981-1982Add to your cart.
Folder 47: Choral Course syllabi, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 48: Kirk, C. pre-internship 1982 semincar, 1981-1982Add to your cart.
Folder 49: Correspondence, Rita J. Cakoleas, Ftizgerald High School, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 50: David Saladine PhD correspondence and dissertation, 1983-1984Add to your cart.
Folder 51: FSU faculty committees, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 52: Hager, Anita FSU masters correspondence, 1983-1984Add to your cart.
Folder 53: Kirk, C. Choral Union Bank statements, 1983-1984Add to your cart.
Folder 54: Choral lit student work, 1984Add to your cart.
Folder 55: Correspondence, Bonnie Borshay 2/24/84, 1984Add to your cart.
Folder 56: FSU choral literature 335 (MUL 5641), 1984-1988Add to your cart.
Folder 57: FSU correspondence, 1984Add to your cart.
Folder 58: Kirk, C. courses -- curriculum, 1984-1989Add to your cart.
Folder 59: Kirk, C. workshop materials FSU, 1986Add to your cart.
Folder 60: Choral lit '87 class schedule FSU, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 61: Fellowship selection committee, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 62: Kirk, C. dissertation defense, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 63: Kirk, C. FSU Belletin. Shaw Conducting, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 64: Kirk, C. schedule spring 1987, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 65: Masters of Music conducting evaluations, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 66: Masters in Music in choral conducting, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 67: Advising School of Music Board of Advisors FSU, 1988-1989Add to your cart.
Folder 68: FSU choral union Student SATB Parts, 1988Add to your cart.
Folder 69: FSU faculty senate, 1988Add to your cart.
Folder 70: Kirk, Colleen courses choral technique 4140 (new) / 435 (old), 1988Add to your cart.
Folder 71: Kirk, C. masters comprehensive exams -- MME, 1988Add to your cart.
Folder 72: Music Ed. faculty agenda and minutes, 1988Add to your cart.
Folder 73: 1989 choral events, 1989Add to your cart.
Folder 74: FSU doctoral seminar, 1989Add to your cart.
Folder 75: FSU Faculty grants, 1989Add to your cart.
Folder 76: Class Literature - Spring 1989, 1989Add to your cart.
Folder 77: University Fellowship '90, 1990Add to your cart.
Box 5Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Assessment of School Music Programs, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Choral Lit. FSU Biographical Sketches, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Choral Lit. and Conducting II Exams FSU, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Choral Technique Exams, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Dissertation Defense Forms, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: Extension Bulletin, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: FSU Choral Library - Annotated Scores, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: FSU -- teaching award, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Kirk, Colleen courses Choral lit and Conduction I and II, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Kirk, Colleen courses generic competencies, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Kirk, Colleen courses 3334 new / 331 old -- teaching gen. music, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Music 135 listening guide, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Music 335 (old) outlines, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Music 536 Adv. Choral Tech. Syllabus, undatedAdd to your cart.
Box 6Add to your cart.
Reel 2: Choral Union Choral Concert Recording, April 16, undatedAdd to your cart.
Reel 8: Choral Union Nov. 22, 1989, 1989Add to your cart.
Box 7Add to your cart.
Folder 1: FSU Teacher Competency Committee, 1978-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Choral Literature 335 Spring Semester, 1982, 1985Add to your cart.
Folder 3: 20th Century Repertoire Survey, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Choral and Conducting Student Evaluation Forms, undatedAdd to your cart.
Sub-Series 2: University of Illinois, 1949-1981Add to your cart.
Consists of faculty workshops, class syllabi, teaching materials for her courses, reading lists, exams, curriculum outlines, music resources, programs, and correspondence from Kirk's time as a professor at the University of Illinois. Materials are organized chronologically by first date in date range; undated materials are at the end of the sub-series in alphabetical order.
Box 5Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Music curriculum workshop, November 25-29, 1949Add to your cart.
Folder 16: MENC -- outline of music education programs, 1951Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Operetta references, madrigal singing, 1951-1969Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Outline of a program in music education, 1951Add to your cart.
Folder 19: 241 -- music for elementary teachers, 1954-1955Add to your cart.
Folder 20: 241: spring, 1958Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Operetta supplies, Brigadoon, MacArthur High School, 1958Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Teaching Guides, 1958-1963Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Festival and concert programs, 1960-1963Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Conducting evaluations music 215, 1961Add to your cart.
Folder 25: 241: Spring, 1962Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Anthems for church year, 1962-1963Add to your cart.
Folder 27: U of I course #246 1962 reading list teaching of choral music, 1962Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Correspondence -- Secondary Education 101, 1966-1968Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Ed. 101 Champaign and Urbana philosophy and objectives, 1967Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Kirk, Colleen courses Choral Workshop 1978-1979, 1967Add to your cart.
Folder 31: Boda, John How Wonderful the Unity Which the Spirit Gives, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 32: U of I Funding Letters, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 33: 246 Book Lists Recommended Readings, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 34: 246 Translation of Mass, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 35: 432 -- Advanced choral techniques, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 36: 432 -- Selected Music and Conducting Guide, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 37: 435 take-home exam, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 38: Choral music reference books 432, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 39: Choral Programs -- U of I, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 40: Curriculum reading list, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 41: ED 241 sources of materials, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 42: Elementary music examAdd to your cart.
Folder 43: Final exam -- ED. 241Add to your cart.
Folder 44: Final exam -- music 246, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 45: Materials for general music classes, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 46: Music 246 Halfvarson Materials, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 47: Music 246 -- reading list, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 48: Music 335, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 49: music 435 -- syllabusAdd to your cart.
Folder 50: Music 442 -- suggested readings, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 51: Music curriculum outlines, udnatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 52: Pre-Student Teaching Log (Evaluation) ED 101, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 53: Reading List 442, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 54: Resources -- info, materials, & equipment, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 55: Rhythm Drills -- Halfvarson, Henry, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 56: SE ED 101 (music) obsevation and participation, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 57: Student teaching responsibility outlines, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 58: Syllabus -- 246, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 59: Univ. of Illinois music resources, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 60: U of I Choral Institute "At Rehearsals", undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 61: U of I course #246 Teaching of choral music folder, undatedAdd to your cart.
Sub-Series 3: Teaching Materials, 1952-1990Add to your cart.
Consists of educational resources used in Kirk's courses such as annotated music, sight reading exercises, recommended book lists, music programs and presentations, workshops, music lists, study guides, and secondary articles. Materials are organized chronologically; undated materials are at the end of the sub-series in alphabetical order. Reels are listed at the end in box 6, and oversized materials are listed at the end in box 7
Box 5Add to your cart.
Folder 62: Printed educational material (1 of 5), 1952-1990Add to your cart.
Folder 63: Printed educational material (2 of 5), 1952-1990Add to your cart.
Folder 64: Printed educational material (3 of 5), 1952-1990Add to your cart.
Folder 65: Printed educational material (4 of 5), 1952-1990Add to your cart.
Folder 66: Printed educational material (5 of 5), 1952-1990Add to your cart.
Folder 67: A program of musical objectives: K-12, c. 1960sAdd to your cart.
Folder 68: Recommended books for singers and accompanists, c. 1961Add to your cart.
Folder 69: Standard training of teachers presentations, 1962-1964Add to your cart.
Folder 70: Sight Reading Exercises, 1963Add to your cart.
Folder 71: Denis C. Moreen "Songs for Junior High School", 1965Add to your cart.
Folder 72: Orchestra manual Willow Brook High School, 1967-1968Add to your cart.
Folder 73: Suggested readings, Junior High School vocal music, c. 1969Add to your cart.
Folder 74: "The Child's Voice" Music in the Elementary School Nye and NyeAdd to your cart.
Folder 75: Correpondence Larry Wyatt, 1971-1974Add to your cart.
Box 6Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Choral Music Lists, "Selections Appropriate for Building Sound" and Florida Vocal Association Music List, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Mark Foster Music Company Sight Reading Material, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 3: John Cooksey Resume and Research "A Longitudinal Investigation of Selected Behavioral, Physiological and Acoustical Factors Associated with with Voice Mutation in the Junior High School Adolescent", 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Correspondence, Gentry Publications, John Alexander, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Paul Crabb Prospectus, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Dawn Wooderson Correspondence, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Adolescent Voice Workshop, 1985Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Baroque Music Contemporary Performance, 1988Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Small Church Choir, 1988Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Black Spirituals, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Choral Anatomy Test Key, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Dedication Service for Choirs, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Dream of Gerontius score with annotations, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Kirk, Colleen courses score analysis, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Kirk, Colleen jubilate deo courses, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: Listening : Aesthetic Elements and Notes on Teaching, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: Liturgical pronunciation of Latin, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Lynne Gackle, Working with Junior High Voices, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: The Moravian Church, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: Mozart Class, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: Music with Sacred Text: Vital to Choral Music Education and to the Choral Art, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 22: Repertoire - Small Adult Choir Marilyn Overturf, Ph.D., undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: Secondary School Music Program, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: Selected Music for Male Chorus and Children's Chorus, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: Speech - Expression of Christian Faith Through Music, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 26: Stilwell's Rhythm Scheme, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 27: Student Teacher Evaluation Marilyn Sherman, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 28: Study Guide - Folder 1/2 Vocal Production, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 29: Study Guide - Folder 2/2 Vocal Production, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 30: Teaching Supplement Recordings List, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 31: Translation of the Ordinary of the Mass with Autograph Vocal Parts, undatedAdd to your cart.
Reel 3: Mus. Ed. Session., undatedAdd to your cart.
Reel 4: Breathing Master IIIB, undatedAdd to your cart.
Reel 5: Phonation Master IB, undatedAdd to your cart.
Reel 6: Resonance Master IIB, undatedAdd to your cart.
Reel 7: Test Examples Pre-Postest, undatedAdd to your cart.
Reel 9: Kirk Dictation, undatedAdd to your cart.
Reel 10: Patty Geary, Jacksonville, Flordia, undatedAdd to your cart.
Box 7Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Lombard, Illinois Elementary School Orchestra Packet, 1963Add to your cart.
Series 3: Personal and Family Papers, 1951-1991Add to your cart.
Consists of Colleen's CV, college work, personal correspondence, photographs, awards, to-do and activity lists, a job offer, a music seminar run by Kirk, and personal notebooks. This series has no sub-series. Materials are organized chronologically; undated materials are at the end of the sub-series in alphabetical order
Box 6Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Conducting U of I College, 1950Add to your cart.
Folder 31: Kirk, C. Courses Outline Music Ed. Program, c. 1951Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Colleen College Essay Education 207M, 1952Add to your cart.
Folder 33: Return to U of I Letters from Branigan, 1952Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Colleen Comprehensive Seminar Group C, 1953Add to your cart.
Folder 35: UCLA Job Offer, c. 1954Add to your cart.
Folder 36: San Jose State College, 1955Add to your cart.
Folder 37: School and Comminity Laboratory Experiences, 1955Add to your cart.
Folder 38: Personal Correspondence, 1971-1972Add to your cart.
Folder 39: Correspondence From Kirk, Colleeen, c. 1973-1991Add to your cart.
Folder 40: Correspondences To, c. 1977-1986Add to your cart.
Folder 41: To Do List - Personal Notes, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 42: Personal Photos and Personality Award, c. 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 43: Kirk, Colleen Personal Notes, c. 1978-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 44: Kirk, Colleen Activities, 1978-1989Add to your cart.
Folder 45: Kirk, Colleen CV, c. 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 46: Christmas letters, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 47: Kirk and Ward pictures and addresses, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 48: Christmas letters, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 49: Wesley Church, 1980-1981Add to your cart.
Folder 50: S.M.C Letters of Appreciation, 1981-1983Add to your cart.
Folder 51: Charles Nelson East Texas State University Photograph, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 52: Group Singing, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 53: Introductions and Photos Phyllis Merritt, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 54: Kirk biography, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 55: Kirk, Colleen notepads, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 56: Kirk, Colleen surveying school Program paper college era, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 57: Project outline dissertation proposal, undatedAdd to your cart.

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[Record Group 4: L. Stanley Glarum Papers and Audio Recordings, 1930-1977],
[Record Group 5: Morris D. Hayes Papers and Realia, 1956-1991],
[Record Group 6: Elwood Keister Papers, 1958-1995],
[Record Group 7: Ferenc Farkas Collection, 1933-2001],
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[Record Group 9: Walter S. Collins Papers, 1940-1996],
[Record Group 10: Elaine Brown Music and Papers, 1880-2005],
[Record Group 11: Fred Waring Collection, 1937-1997],
[Record Group 12: F. Melius Christiansen Choral Scores, 1918-1954],
[Record Group 13: Robert Shaw Collection, 1954-2005],
[Record Group 14: Robert and Ellis Snyder Choral Library and Personal Papers, 1935-1999],
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